BHUBANESWAR: Police commissioner of
Mangalore Manish Kharbikar held discussions with the top officials of the
Commissionerate Police here on Tuesday regarding the recovery of gold and Jain
idols from the city which was stolen from a Jain shrine in Moodabidri, near
Mangalore, in coastal Karnataka, said Bhubaneswar DCP Nitinjit Singh.
Kharbikar pointed out about the
loot and discussed with the special squad of Commissionerate Police along with
top officers to nab the main accused looter Ghanashyam Das alias Santosh from
Itamati area in Nayagarh district who is still absconding.
The DCP informed Kharbikar about
the seizure of over 1 kg gold, 2.5 lakhs cash, seven ATM debit cards and
different Bank Cheque Books and ancient Jain idols from a house of the looter’s
relative at Sailashree Vihar in city on Saturday.
He also told about the seizure of
over 1 kg gold from looter Santosh’s bank locker in the city. The Mangalore
Commissioner took the minute detail about the investigation in the case and
chalked out a plan to arrest the accused.
Kharbikar was already informed
about the arrest of father-in-law and wife of the looter from the city for
hiding idols and articles stolen from the Jain shrine. The duo was taken by the
Karnataka police on transit remand on Monday.
The police are investigating into
the matter for more seizure and launched a manhunt to nab the mastermind of the
high-profile loot.
Notably, the burglary took place at
around 1:10 am on July 6 by a few unidentified thieves who stole 15 idols, some
of gold studded with diamonds and precious gems, from the Jain shrine in
Mangalore. The idols like Bahubali in a sitting position and a few others are
said to be one of its kind in the world. Many of the priceless idols were that
of Jain Tirthankaras.
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